Assessing small airways dysfunction in asthma, asthma remission and healthy controls using particles in exhaled air.

Orestes A CarpaijSusan MuiserAlex J BellHuib A M KerstjensCraig J GalbanAleksa B FortunaSalman SiddiquiAnna-Carin OlinMartijn C NawijnMaarten van den Berge

Published in: ERJ open research (2019)

PExA mass can distinguish asthmatics from healthy individuals. Subjects with complete, but not clinical, asthma remission exhale more PExA mass compared to asthma. Higher PExA mass was associated with better function of both the small and large airways. http://bit.ly/2znHABg.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
cystic fibrosis
oxidative stress
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
air pollution
ulcerative colitis
systemic lupus erythematosus